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last year, there were around 3,200 reported sexual assaults, but even the pentagon admits that very few incidents are actually reported, so they put the number at around 19,000. only around 2% of the reported cases end in conviction. well, now a documentary is coming to a theater near you that documents the stories and the effects. it's called "the invisible war." it was the audience pick at the sundance film festival. here's a quick look. >> it is the marine corps's showcase ceremonial unit. it handles presidents and dignitaries. security at the white house, the silent drill team. >> after my deployment to "operation iraqi freedom" in 2008-2009, my commanding officer recommended me for the marine barracks washington. i was excited. it was the tip of the sphere as far as the marine corps is concerned. >> she would stay at work late and then she would drive home and she'd call me and she'd be on some kind of little high and she'd talk about how she loved her job. she was this sweet person who was trying really hard. >> joining me now from washington is former marine officer arianna clay,
last year, there were around 3,200 reported sexual assaults, but even the pentagon admits that very few incidents are actually reported, so they put the number at around 19,000. only around 2% of the reported cases end in conviction. well, now a documentary is coming to a theater near you that documents the stories and the effects. it's called "the invisible war." it was the audience pick at the sundance film festival. here's a quick look. >> it is the marine corps's showcase...
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even our own pentagon is creating twitter where they can put out information. who controls twitter. who controls facebook and internet helps control who wins and who loses. >> a player always when it comes to the middle east east crisis. this is president obama in asia talking about that himself. >> we are fully supportive of israel's right to defend itself from missiles landing on people's homes and workplaces and potentially killing civilians. >> i mean, you know, i think the real issue here is israel has a right to defend itself, so do other people on earth. the question is how do we respond to everyone's rights to defend themselves. that's the bigger picture. >> i remember interviewing the hamas commander. he had one eye lost one arm and had seven children. this was a few years ago. i asked him what are you going to tell your children? he said i seven children to be martyrs. talk to settlers, who were for an aggressive expansion of israel, they too, seem committed to not peace. >> that's the difference right there. you have two players right there saying i want my children to be
even our own pentagon is creating twitter where they can put out information. who controls twitter. who controls facebook and internet helps control who wins and who loses. >> a player always when it comes to the middle east east crisis. this is president obama in asia talking about that himself. >> we are fully supportive of israel's right to defend itself from missiles landing on people's homes and workplaces and potentially killing civilians. >> i mean, you know, i think...
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the pentagon has opened up a small number of jobs recently, but when you look at the context of 238,000 position closed, including entire career fields, and some training schools that don't allow women in, it's a disservice to say to somebody coming back with a purple heart who has been injured in combat in the service of our country, to say we're not going to officially recognize that you were doing combat duty and that women have the capacity to compete for these positions. >> briefly, in the time we have left, has the court taken the case? do you have standing? what is the next course legally? >> yes. so the complaint was filed last week and it is now in federal district court and i think the question for the pentagon is, whether this is a policy that you come in and try to defend at this point after ten years of women doing these jobs. >> we will follow this closely. please do come back. thank you very much, captain bo dell and arianna mcdowell. >> coming up chemical weapons in syria and israel, a lot going on in the middle east. we'll cover it with jane harman. the royal baby on bo
the pentagon has opened up a small number of jobs recently, but when you look at the context of 238,000 position closed, including entire career fields, and some training schools that don't allow women in, it's a disservice to say to somebody coming back with a purple heart who has been injured in combat in the service of our country, to say we're not going to officially recognize that you were doing combat duty and that women have the capacity to compete for these positions. >> briefly,...
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now the pentagon plans to celebrate gay pride. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. challenge that. olay smooth finish facial hair removal duo. first a gentle balm then the removal cream. effective together with less irritation and as gentle as a feather. olay hair removal duo. and[ car door closing ]her. [ male announcer ] time tot! check your air conditioning? come to meineke now and get a free ac system check. meineke. we have the coolest customers. >>> so this topic really got us going, a topic for you to chew on tonight at the dinner table. god, does he exist? more and more young people doubt he does. or she, as well. a new survey asks the question, i never doubt the exist
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we've screened at the pentagon -- >> what kind of men are they? >> they're strong, 94-year-old warriors is what they are. >> disciplined. >> disciplined and so charismatic still. roscoe brown, he was here. we've been with him, the doctor, all day today. he shakes your hand you're like, oh, ease up, brother, ease up. >> lee archer. >> not with us any longer. >> they didn't go into school thinking i'm going to become a pilot. they went to school to become doctors or lawyers. they just happened to for the same of contributing to the country decided to become pilots and happened to be marvelously brilliant at it. >> let look at a clip from this remarkable film. >> we count our victories by the bombers we get to their targets, by the husbands we return to their wives, by the fathers we get back to their children. what has not changed, what will never change from the last plane to the last bullet to the last minute to the last man we fight, we fight. >> yes, sir! >> i hope everyone goes to watch this. i think it's important they do. does it shock you th
we've screened at the pentagon -- >> what kind of men are they? >> they're strong, 94-year-old warriors is what they are. >> disciplined. >> disciplined and so charismatic still. roscoe brown, he was here. we've been with him, the doctor, all day today. he shakes your hand you're like, oh, ease up, brother, ease up. >> lee archer. >> not with us any longer. >> they didn't go into school thinking i'm going to become a pilot. they went to school to become...
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cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is in north africa. >> reporter: defense secretary leon panetta made it clear on this trip to north africa and the middle east he is not stepping into presidential politics, telling reporters he won't talk about romney's views on the possibility of israel attacking iran. panetta, of course, has an opinion. >> i'm not going to comment on what political candidates say or don't say. with regards to where israel is right now, my view is that they have not made any decisions with regards to iran. >> panetta now believes israel is less likely to bomb iranian nuclear sides in the near future. he will again reassure israelis on this trip that the u.s. is doing everything it can on the diplomatic front. panetta also made it clear that the u.s.-israeli partnership also means no options are off the table. >> my goal, frankly, is to strengthen that partnership so that we can be fully prepared to deal with any contingency that may happen. >> reporter: but over shadows the secretary's entire trip, urgent worries about the security of syria's chemical weapons. p
cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr is in north africa. >> reporter: defense secretary leon panetta made it clear on this trip to north africa and the middle east he is not stepping into presidential politics, telling reporters he won't talk about romney's views on the possibility of israel attacking iran. panetta, of course, has an opinion. >> i'm not going to comment on what political candidates say or don't say. with regards to where israel is right now, my view is that they...
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it's a love pentagon. ( cheers and applause ). i gotta say-- i gotta say, after that, it gets a little farfetched. i mean, all of a sudden, the second woman hans emotionally troubled identical twin. and both the spy mast expert general write letters of support for the twin sister's custody battle with her econclusion? oh, and listen to the name they came up with for him? grayson wolf. jimmy, we don't have a picture of him yet, so just put up a visual approximation. that's right. ( cheers and applause ). folks, i have to say, it's just not believable anymore. ( laughter ) i-- i think the news has jumped the shark. and the most unbelievable parts, they say that-- that-- that the general down there, that general over there, he is the top commander of our war in afghanistan. afghanistan? really? ( laughter ) please. if our troops were really still fighting in afghanistan, don't you think we'd be hearing about that on the news instead of all this bull ( bleep )? ( cheers and applause ) not believable. anyway. anyway, bottom line, it's
it's a love pentagon. ( cheers and applause ). i gotta say-- i gotta say, after that, it gets a little farfetched. i mean, all of a sudden, the second woman hans emotionally troubled identical twin. and both the spy mast expert general write letters of support for the twin sister's custody battle with her econclusion? oh, and listen to the name they came up with for him? grayson wolf. jimmy, we don't have a picture of him yet, so just put up a visual approximation. that's right. ( cheers and...
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saw was the pentagon family, those on american 77 and many people from the pentagon will gather in two hours out in the central courtyard for another ceremony to commemorate what happened here. but here at pentagon for the military, there is a lot of emphasis on the troops, 77,000 american forces still fighting in afghanistan every day, still on the front line, the wounded, the killed in action, coming home to their towns and communities across the country. the emphasis here is on remembering those troops, remembering their sacrifice and their call to duty, even while we remember what happened here 11 years ago. the war in afghanistan, whatever the politicians want to say about it, it is still a case where many americans are out there risking it all. suzanne? >> thank you, barbara. dana, want to bring you in, you were there 11 years ago, right where you are. take us back to that day what you remember and how we have not seen the kind of bipartisanship that we saw since that time. >> reporter: well, let's start there, suzanne. moments ago, there was a remembrance ceremony with the leade
saw was the pentagon family, those on american 77 and many people from the pentagon will gather in two hours out in the central courtyard for another ceremony to commemorate what happened here. but here at pentagon for the military, there is a lot of emphasis on the troops, 77,000 american forces still fighting in afghanistan every day, still on the front line, the wounded, the killed in action, coming home to their towns and communities across the country. the emphasis here is on remembering...
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but the pentagon is looking into geller's allegations. caldwell eventually did request a dod investigation into the hospital. but that began after the 2010 elections. a senior pentagon official tells cnn there's no indication the white house knew about any of this, and that conditions ats the hospital are better. they are even inviting tv cameras in. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> all right, barbara, thank you very much. >>> want to get you up to speed. a hollywood legend died today. ernest borgnine, appeared in his first movie more than 60 years ago and won an acacademy award for "marty." he was still working into his 0 90s doing voiceover work for spongebob squarepants. >>> the weather was still deadly last night in the small town in missouri of cuba. a woman riding out the storm in her car foo in a food star parking lot died when debris crashed through her car and into his chest. >>> six u.s. troops were killed today when a roadside bomb blew up in the eastern part of the country. their national its initially were withheld but a
but the pentagon is looking into geller's allegations. caldwell eventually did request a dod investigation into the hospital. but that began after the 2010 elections. a senior pentagon official tells cnn there's no indication the white house knew about any of this, and that conditions ats the hospital are better. they are even inviting tv cameras in. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> all right, barbara, thank you very much. >>> want to get you up to speed. a hollywood legend...
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pentagon and c.i.a. are said to be investigating possible release of classified information about the usama bin laden killing to a movie director. the inspector general agreed to look in report that the white house granted filmmaker kathryn bigelow high level access for a movie originally scheduled for release right before the november election. the white house did not respond to our request for comment. cover of a new book about the afghanistan war is raising eyebrows. operators by michael hastings features a highly decorated four-star general holding a glass of liquor and a pistol. as the "washington post" points out, the uniform matches exactly that of retired general and current c.i.a. director david petraeus when he was on active duty. they report it as a coincidence. we report, you decide. >>> our top story at the bottom of the hour, republican candidates are scouring for votes in the first of the nation new hampshire primary. molly line tells us that the granite state holds many challenges for the
pentagon and c.i.a. are said to be investigating possible release of classified information about the usama bin laden killing to a movie director. the inspector general agreed to look in report that the white house granted filmmaker kathryn bigelow high level access for a movie originally scheduled for release right before the november election. the white house did not respond to our request for comment. cover of a new book about the afghanistan war is raising eyebrows. operators by michael...
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. >> rose: fighting over what within the pentagon? >> trying to make the first priority of the pentagon to be successful in the wars we were already in, the pentagon bureaucracy is structured to plan for war, not to wage war, and so getting badly needed equipment to the troops fast in months rather than in years or decades was just contrary to the nature of the building and it required a lot of effort to get them to do what i thought was the right thing, whether it was fixing walter reed and the way we treated our walter reed hospital and the way we treated our wounded warriors to armored vehicles to intelligence surveillance and recon sanls vehicles and drones, medivac and so on, it was it was a struggle. >> rose: as close as i have seen you tear up is when you talk about the responsibility of those men and women in harm's way. and you have said your legacy you hope is that they. >> rose:. > had their back to try and get them home safely and to care for them if you could. >> well, that is absolutely right and nothing means more to me
. >> rose: fighting over what within the pentagon? >> trying to make the first priority of the pentagon to be successful in the wars we were already in, the pentagon bureaucracy is structured to plan for war, not to wage war, and so getting badly needed equipment to the troops fast in months rather than in years or decades was just contrary to the nature of the building and it required a lot of effort to get them to do what i thought was the right thing, whether it was fixing walter...
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i want to go to my colleague barbara starr, our pentagon correspondent who is live on the phone. clearly this has to set off the alarm bells within the pentagon staff. >> reporter: oh, i think there is no way around it. this is huge news. that one little sentence you just read, initial indications are the missile deployed an object that appeared to achieve orbit, the north koreans had been trying for years to put a satellite in to space by all indications what they have achieved now with this orbit is doing something very close to that, if not that itself. an object that appeared to achieve orbit. the u.s. military and the intelligence community has determined that tonight, by going back through the satellite and intelligence data that they quickly collected about this north korean launch in determining they did manage to put something in to orbit. by all accounts the first time north kraen korea has been able to do this and it is what you were just talking about. did they really do it on their own or did they get some crucial technology help from some other country? >> does this
i want to go to my colleague barbara starr, our pentagon correspondent who is live on the phone. clearly this has to set off the alarm bells within the pentagon staff. >> reporter: oh, i think there is no way around it. this is huge news. that one little sentence you just read, initial indications are the missile deployed an object that appeared to achieve orbit, the north koreans had been trying for years to put a satellite in to space by all indications what they have achieved now with...
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she's held several big jobs at the pentagon and is very well respected. ashton carter, currently the number two, he has actually spent the last few years wrangling with the defense industry and also with congress, so he comes in with that kind of nuts and bolts experience of how to work through this period of reshaping. >> and when you think about hagel's personal views on iran, because that's, i think, the most substantive of the foreign policy critiques against him, what are they and do they matter for this job? sometimes i hear him and it sounds more like a secretary of defense issue than a secretary of state issue. >> if you remember, it has not been a year since we had a crisis of going to war with iran, so i imagine we'll have at least one more with hagel's tenure. we should exhaust options before we think of a military strike on iran, and that, fortunately or unfortunately, depending how you look at it, a military strike on iran will not necessarily stop iran's nuclear program, and hagel has been quite skeptical about it, a skepticism which is shar
she's held several big jobs at the pentagon and is very well respected. ashton carter, currently the number two, he has actually spent the last few years wrangling with the defense industry and also with congress, so he comes in with that kind of nuts and bolts experience of how to work through this period of reshaping. >> and when you think about hagel's personal views on iran, because that's, i think, the most substantive of the foreign policy critiques against him, what are they and do...
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the pentagon says the information was made public because the american people should know it will do whatever is necessary to defend this country against anyone who threatens it. >>> in syria, the head of the u.n. monitoring mission says it is suspending all activities there due to escalating violence. >> in this high-risk situation, we are suspending its operations. u.n. observers will not be conducting patrols and will stay in the locations until further notice. operations will resume when we see the situation fit for us to carry out our mandated activities. >> meanwhile, cnn has learned the u.s. is tracking a russian military cargo ship heading to syria. the vessel is carrying weapons and ammunition and a small number of russian troops. u.s. intelligence officials believe russia is sending the ship to its naval base in syria possibly to help fortify it. >>> the future of pivotal u.s. ally egypt is at stake this weekend. millions of egyptians are picking a new president, but some say there's really no choice at all. on the ballot, an islamic candidate and the former right-hand man
the pentagon says the information was made public because the american people should know it will do whatever is necessary to defend this country against anyone who threatens it. >>> in syria, the head of the u.n. monitoring mission says it is suspending all activities there due to escalating violence. >> in this high-risk situation, we are suspending its operations. u.n. observers will not be conducting patrols and will stay in the locations until further notice. operations will...
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and the secretary said today everything's on the table. >> chris lawrence at the pentagon. that does it for me. i'm brooke baldwin in atlanta. now to wolf blitzer. "situation room" starts now. >>> happening now, mitt romney takes some heat from conservatives in new hampshire. get the cold shoulder from the tea party movement in south carolina. why he says they'll learn to like him. rick santorum's future may look brighter after success in iowa, but his rivals are slamming him for the pork barrel spending in his past. and the shocking cost of the slaughter in syria. a government defector says the regime is spending so much on its own brutal crackdown, that's it's running out of money. i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> it could get lonely being the front-runner especially if you're way out front in new hampshire as romney is now. the first in the nation primary is only five days away. that makes him the prime target of his rivals, but they're also squabbling among themselves and while romney can affor
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chris lawrence, cnn, the pentagon. >> so let's take a look at that map one more time. chris lawrence was talking about how israeli troops have a lot of entry points because of the shape of gaza. you see it there. but, remember, there's also the mediterranean coast. israeli ships have been firing on gaza from there already, but it could also be an entry point for a land invasion. >>> egypt says israel will soon halt its air strikes in gaza, but for now people are still taking cover as sirens in jerusalem signal more rockets coming from the direction of gaza. israeli military officials say a rocket missed the city this morning, but it hit an open area in a palestinian vage. in gaza, israeli air strikes have reduced some areas to rubble as negotiators are still trying to work out that truce. we have crews covering the conflict from both sides of the border. anderson cooper is in gaza city. good morning, anderson. >> reporter: good morning, carol. yeah, we've seen a number of strikes by israel over the course of today and a few rockets, actually two rockets we saw being la
chris lawrence, cnn, the pentagon. >> so let's take a look at that map one more time. chris lawrence was talking about how israeli troops have a lot of entry points because of the shape of gaza. you see it there. but, remember, there's also the mediterranean coast. israeli ships have been firing on gaza from there already, but it could also be an entry point for a land invasion. >>> egypt says israel will soon halt its air strikes in gaza, but for now people are still taking...
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so far we have confirmation from the pentagon, the u.s. government saying this was a failed launch, confirmation from the japanese government saying they also believe that this was a failed launch. and as we know, they were trying to avoid flying over any land, in part because that created so many problems. if i can get victor cha back right now. victor, i want to ask one thing. there was so much talk about the idea people might shoot it down if it came over their area. first of all, that's an incredibly difficult thing to do. it sounds easy, very, very hard to do. but secondly, i cannot help but think that even if this didn't work, north korea may very well say that's what happened, they shot it down. >> yeah, they may say something like that. i think you've put your finger, tom, on a very important point as we look forward, and that is that as this is reported on cnn as failing, this is a tremendous embarrassment for the regime. i mean this was supposed to be the crowning achievement as they core nate this new younger leader on the 100th
so far we have confirmation from the pentagon, the u.s. government saying this was a failed launch, confirmation from the japanese government saying they also believe that this was a failed launch. and as we know, they were trying to avoid flying over any land, in part because that created so many problems. if i can get victor cha back right now. victor, i want to ask one thing. there was so much talk about the idea people might shoot it down if it came over their area. first of all, that's an...
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mic, you were at the pentagon that day. none of us will ever forget it nor your reporting in real time. think back to 11 years ago today what you saw, what youe witnessd and what you felt? >> i was on the air with katie couric for the "today" show reporting on the early investigation into who they thought was responsible, al qaeda, obviously, for the attacks in new york and i had just thrown it back to katie, when boom, i heard it, felt it, and within a matter of minutes, realized what it was and, of course, it was all history after that. but one of the things about today's ceremony, very somber, very low key. president obama stressed that, in fact, osama bin laden is now dead, all american troops, combat troops r out of iraq, and most -- combat troops anyway will be out of afghanistan by the end of 2014. in fact, a pentagon sources tell us that within a matter of weeks they should be drawn back down to that 68,000 level which it was thought would not be reached until some time in october. one thing about the people here in
mic, you were at the pentagon that day. none of us will ever forget it nor your reporting in real time. think back to 11 years ago today what you saw, what youe witnessd and what you felt? >> i was on the air with katie couric for the "today" show reporting on the early investigation into who they thought was responsible, al qaeda, obviously, for the attacks in new york and i had just thrown it back to katie, when boom, i heard it, felt it, and within a matter of minutes,...
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our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is working this part of the story for us. what are you picking up, barbara? >> we have all heard an awful lot this week about al qaeda in yemen, but now we are really learning about how strong they may be. a senior u.s. official tells cnn that communications intercepts and reports from spies on the ground in yemen over the last several months had indicated a growing effort by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or in a qap to attack the united states. it's all coming from what is described as the military wing of aqap which according to one source is, quote, a whole outfit designated to target the u.s. this deadly al qaeda wing includes multiple bomb makers and willing suicide bombers. one source telling cnn they are now working on several types of bombs that can be hidden in clothes, cameras and even inside animals. >> the talent of the organization is getting better. that is, they're much more capable of carrying out attacks. >> the obama administration says it's working closely with the yemenis. >> we are working very closel
our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is working this part of the story for us. what are you picking up, barbara? >> we have all heard an awful lot this week about al qaeda in yemen, but now we are really learning about how strong they may be. a senior u.s. official tells cnn that communications intercepts and reports from spies on the ground in yemen over the last several months had indicated a growing effort by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or in a qap to attack the united...
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let's get chris lawrence in here from the pentagon. and chris, this so-called green on blue is more and more regular in more ways and worrying. what do you know about the shooting today? >> well, michael, the three troops killed are all parts of a special operations mission to try to bring some stability to that village there in helmand province. we are also told that they were going there to meet with their local contacts, and that the, that is where they were shot and killed. now, the taliban is claiming that this wshan afg mily official, a policeman who trn on his american allies and lured them in to have dinner, and then killed them. right now sh, the military is sl looking for the gunman, and he is still out there somewhere. >> you know, the one thing with these events as they take place, and be it against american soldiers or isaf in general, the roads are a crucial thing and that is the trust built up between the afghans and the trainers and comrades in arms and it is very damaging, isn't it? >> extremely. even the commander in
let's get chris lawrence in here from the pentagon. and chris, this so-called green on blue is more and more regular in more ways and worrying. what do you know about the shooting today? >> well, michael, the three troops killed are all parts of a special operations mission to try to bring some stability to that village there in helmand province. we are also told that they were going there to meet with their local contacts, and that the, that is where they were shot and killed. now, the...
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. >>> we go now to the big stories in the week ahead from the pentagon to hollywood. our correspondents tell you what you need to know. we begin tonight with the secretary of defense as he travels across asia this week. >> i'm chris lawrence at the pentagon where next week will mark the 63rd week of d-day, honoring the surviving veterans of world war ii. but the big news is secretary panetta traveling all week in asia meeting with his counterparts in south korea. they have put a premium on moving assets and making the asia pacific area a priority. >> california, new jersey, new mexico, montana and south dakota hold primaries on tuesday.
. >>> we go now to the big stories in the week ahead from the pentagon to hollywood. our correspondents tell you what you need to know. we begin tonight with the secretary of defense as he travels across asia this week. >> i'm chris lawrence at the pentagon where next week will mark the 63rd week of d-day, honoring the surviving veterans of world war ii. but the big news is secretary panetta traveling all week in asia meeting with his counterparts in south korea. they have put a...
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. >> just a couple miles from the pentagon, many of the patriots here work directly or indirectly for the defense department and its contractors. the defense industry is facing $55 billion in discretionary funding cuts next year unless congress acts to avertthis so-called fiscal cliff. in addition, several key tax cuts are set to expire that will have a direct impact on many americans. take a look at a couple with one child living in new york earning $100,000. their tax rate jumps from 25% to 28%. they could be hit by the alternative minimum tax, the child tax credit drops from $1,000 to $500, and payroll tax could be $2,000 more the next year. for a single person in michigan going to school half time, his tax rate would stay the same, but he would lose the american education tax credit and have to pay more than $600 in payroll taxes. and even though it's weeks before the changes take effect, the impact is felt because of uncertainty. 401(k) companies have taken a hit. and the next thing to watch for, the retail sector which makes most of its money in the final weeks of the year. blac
. >> just a couple miles from the pentagon, many of the patriots here work directly or indirectly for the defense department and its contractors. the defense industry is facing $55 billion in discretionary funding cuts next year unless congress acts to avertthis so-called fiscal cliff. in addition, several key tax cuts are set to expire that will have a direct impact on many americans. take a look at a couple with one child living in new york earning $100,000. their tax rate jumps from...
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in the pentagon press briefing room. you heard the president himself allude to the fact that no president himself has ever gone down there and appeared in that venue and for that reason alone, it is extraordinary, but i was really struck by the tone and the words and the tenses that the president used as his -- as he was addressing those reporters down at the pentagon, using the past tense, using phrases like the tide of war receded and we succeeded in defending our nation. we didn't hear phrases in the past like mission accomplished, dare we say it or even peace dividend from early in the '90s at the conclusion of the cold war. but the president clearly there you heard him say it expressly it is time to turn the page and make no mistake this appear ran designed to emphasize and punk wait the fact that the president has followed through on his promises to draw down forces in iraq and begin to draw down in afghanistan as well. and as you correctly point out, ticking off the foreign policy accomplishments both he and secre
in the pentagon press briefing room. you heard the president himself allude to the fact that no president himself has ever gone down there and appeared in that venue and for that reason alone, it is extraordinary, but i was really struck by the tone and the words and the tenses that the president used as his -- as he was addressing those reporters down at the pentagon, using the past tense, using phrases like the tide of war receded and we succeeded in defending our nation. we didn't hear...
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observers. >> bret: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. at least 30 people were killed today in iraq in a series of explosions. this is the aftermath of car bombing. in all, 12 attacks. 117 people were wounded. coordinated strikes were the first major attack in iraq in nearly a month. south carolinsouth korea today d deployment of a new cruise missile that it says can hit any target in the north and warned of immediate retaliation against any provocation. north korea figured out why last week's rocket test failed. back at home, we have new exclusive video concerning one of the main figures in the government tracking operation that went terribly wrong. operation fast and furious. correspondent william la jeunesse fills us in from los angeles. >> the most wanted man in the fast and furious investigation, caught on government camera firing ten rounds from the .45-caliber handgun. yet, he remains free to trafficed thousands of guns to mexico. only after the death of border agent brian terry was his operation shut down. >> they could have taken
observers. >> bret: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. at least 30 people were killed today in iraq in a series of explosions. this is the aftermath of car bombing. in all, 12 attacks. 117 people were wounded. coordinated strikes were the first major attack in iraq in nearly a month. south carolinsouth korea today d deployment of a new cruise missile that it says can hit any target in the north and warned of immediate retaliation against any provocation. north korea figured...
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pentagon. >> thank you for watching. i hope you have a wonderful sunday. "state of the union" with candy crowley starts right now. >>> it's april fool's day, but it feels like the fall campaign, no joke. today top republicans gather round romney. an exclusive with one who hasn't, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. then -- >> the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> the house republican idea guy, wisconsin congressman paul ryan on his state's tuesday primary and budget politics. plus -- >> it is up to iran's leaders to make the right choice. >> the policy and the politics with house intelligence chairman mike rogers and ranking democrat. then never too late to talk vp stakes in election 2012. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> a new cnn orc poll shows president obama's job approval rating is over 50% for the first time since last june, but americans are worried about rising gas prices, and in an election year, when americans worry, politicians act. the president wants congress to end tax breaks for big o
pentagon. >> thank you for watching. i hope you have a wonderful sunday. "state of the union" with candy crowley starts right now. >>> it's april fool's day, but it feels like the fall campaign, no joke. today top republicans gather round romney. an exclusive with one who hasn't, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. then -- >> the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> the house republican idea guy, wisconsin congressman paul ryan...
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with the war winding down in afghanistan, the pentagon put a premium on moving assets and making the asia pacific area a priority. >> i'm paul steinhauser. primaries being held on tuesday. at the end of the weeks progressives gather at net root'sation in rhode island while conservatives have a political action conference. >>> i'm a.j. hammer. here is what we're watching. reality star and former girlfriend of hugh hefner kendra wilson is back on top. we're going one-on-one with the biggest stars of daytime tv as we get ready for the daytime emmys. >>> an attorney for one of the victims of jerry sandusky tells cnn he expects his client to be the first witness in the case. jury selection starts tuesday of the former coach accused of abusing at least ten boys over a 14-yeardley period. cnn's national correspondence susan candiotti previews the trial. >> reporter: it was a riveting moment. ten days after jerry sandusky was arrested, he called nbc's bob costas. the former penn state assistant coach denied being a pedophile and then this. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys, to unde
with the war winding down in afghanistan, the pentagon put a premium on moving assets and making the asia pacific area a priority. >> i'm paul steinhauser. primaries being held on tuesday. at the end of the weeks progressives gather at net root'sation in rhode island while conservatives have a political action conference. >>> i'm a.j. hammer. here is what we're watching. reality star and former girlfriend of hugh hefner kendra wilson is back on top. we're going one-on-one with...
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will john kerry now go to the pentagon? can susan rice be confirmed as secretary of state? and will nancy pelosi run for leader again? and what a welcome to washington the new class of congress arriving just in time for a classic d.c. scandal. and a different fall from grace, jon stewart, crowns himself the worst journalist in the world. >> anyone out there who thought i may have actual journalists instincts i give you a snippet of my interview. >> he loves serving, to be in the arena. i thought i was going to test him, he tested me, crushed his pelvis. he wanted to help me with the project. he can turn water into bottled water. >> the whole time i was staring at how defined her arms were. [ inaudible ]. i am the worst jurmist in the world. for god's sake the title of her book was "all in." she might as well -- >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. we begin with the broadening and complicated scope of the petraeus investigation that has now ensnared his successor, commander of all forces in afghanistan, general john allen. joining me with their latest reporti
will john kerry now go to the pentagon? can susan rice be confirmed as secretary of state? and will nancy pelosi run for leader again? and what a welcome to washington the new class of congress arriving just in time for a classic d.c. scandal. and a different fall from grace, jon stewart, crowns himself the worst journalist in the world. >> anyone out there who thought i may have actual journalists instincts i give you a snippet of my interview. >> he loves serving, to be in the...
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let's go to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what's going on? >> you know, wolf, with so many officers misbehaving these days, in fact it could come to just that. pentagon investigators have zeroed in now on specific potentially inappropriate e-mails general john allen, the commander of the afghanistan war wrote to jill kelley. she's the socialite who gave her e-mails to the fbi, some that turned out to be from cia director david petraeus' mistress. allen, whose nomination to be military chief of nato is on hold, faces uncertainty. no one knows what the investigation will recommend. high profile problems with some of america's most senior military officers now a matter for the white house. this week president obama is to receive an initial report from the pentagon on fixing ethics training for senior officers. the majority of them do obey the rules, but it may not be enough. >> but if there's a perception of a problem with the american public for the military, then there's a big problem. >> reporter: mark says there are no excuses. >> clearly ev
let's go to our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what's going on? >> you know, wolf, with so many officers misbehaving these days, in fact it could come to just that. pentagon investigators have zeroed in now on specific potentially inappropriate e-mails general john allen, the commander of the afghanistan war wrote to jill kelley. she's the socialite who gave her e-mails to the fbi, some that turned out to be from cia director david petraeus' mistress. allen, whose nomination to be...
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the pentagon gives them two options. do nothing or go along and establish the no-fly zone. obama asks if we do the no-fly zone is that going to save the people in benghazi. he's marching through the desert. so obama sees this as just political cover. and he gets -- he solicits opinions around the room and outside from people who aren't the important people. and a number of those people have a view that really we should be thinking about genocide as a national security issue. it may not seem like a national security issue whether we let these million people be exterminated but it creates a mood when you can prevent that from happening. these things in libya now may be much worse if we don't encourage our friends and walk the walk and not just talk the talk. obama says to them come back in two hours with an actual solution to the problem so we can consider it. they come back. >> two hours later. >> i have a dinner. i'll be back in two hours. meanwhile, he's planning the attack on osama bin laden's compound, he has a million things going on. this is a sliver of the presidency.
the pentagon gives them two options. do nothing or go along and establish the no-fly zone. obama asks if we do the no-fly zone is that going to save the people in benghazi. he's marching through the desert. so obama sees this as just political cover. and he gets -- he solicits opinions around the room and outside from people who aren't the important people. and a number of those people have a view that really we should be thinking about genocide as a national security issue. it may not seem...
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our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. first to you, atia. what is the reaction in afghanistan? because it has been relatively muted we know especially in comparison to the rioting after the koran burnings. what about the families themselves that were involved in this horrendous case? >> hi there, andrea. absolutely right. i think everyone in the world was shocked we didn't see more pro testifies throughout the country. the sad reality about afghanistan is they see civilian casualties almost on a daily basis and have for the last 30 years. but what we have seen from the families of the victims, president hamid karzai in fact invited them to the capital of kabul last week to hear them, to hear them out to hear their tears, their cries and pleas for justice. one man who lost 11 family members asked president karzai to do more, to actually make sure there is justice for the victims that were lost. many of these afghans still claim that there was more than one u.s. service member that went after the families there. even after u.s. officials showe
our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. first to you, atia. what is the reaction in afghanistan? because it has been relatively muted we know especially in comparison to the rioting after the koran burnings. what about the families themselves that were involved in this horrendous case? >> hi there, andrea. absolutely right. i think everyone in the world was shocked we didn't see more pro testifies throughout the country. the sad reality about afghanistan is they see...
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barbara starr from the pentagon. thanks so much. >> reporter: sure. >>> well, it is a huge source of pride for iran, but should it be a source of worry for the west? we'll talk more about this story at 9:30 eastern time with security expert from m.i.t. >>> now we turn to syria. a nation teetering on the brink of civil war. this morning embattled president bashar al-assad announced syrians can vote later this month on a new constitution, but at this point that gesture is unlikely to tamp down the uprising. this video posted on youtube claims to show civilians forced into service as human shields. rebels say government troops positioned themselves near tanks and artillery positions so the opposition forces won't fire on them. cnn cannot verify the claims because syria bans most international reporting, but our arwa dam man and her team has slipped into the city of homs. this morning the city is covered by a thick cloud of smoke that you see from an overnight explosion. >> reporter: that smoke you're seeing rising is fr
barbara starr from the pentagon. thanks so much. >> reporter: sure. >>> well, it is a huge source of pride for iran, but should it be a source of worry for the west? we'll talk more about this story at 9:30 eastern time with security expert from m.i.t. >>> now we turn to syria. a nation teetering on the brink of civil war. this morning embattled president bashar al-assad announced syrians can vote later this month on a new constitution, but at this point that gesture is...